Senate Committee Rejects DoD BRAC Proposal; Robert Hale Comments
The Senate Armed Services Committee has rejected the Pentagon’s request Thursday to hold a new round of military base closures due to its high up-front cost, Federal News Radio ...
House Approves $39B DHS FY 2014 Budget
The House voted Thursday to approve a $39 billion fiscal year 2014 budget for the Department of Homeland Security and granted DHS $1 billion more than it received for the previous fiscal ...
Senate Panel Approves the Nomination of Fred Hochberg as Export-Import Bank Head
In a 20-2 vote, the Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Fred Hochberg as the president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a second term, Reuters reported Thursday.
Doug ...
Marilyn Tavenner Confirmed as Permanent CMS Head
Marilyn Tavenner
The Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenner in a 91-7 vote Wednesday as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a role she has held on an acting basis since ...
Senate Urges DoD to Release Plans for Potential $52B Budget Cut in 2014
The Senate Armed Services Committee is looking into the Defense Department’s contingency plans should sequestration slash $52 billion from its fiscal 2014 budget, Federal News ...
Report: Tom Wheeler to be Nominated FCC Chair
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Tom Wheeler, a former head of trade associations representing the wireless and cable industries, to the chairman post at the U.S. Federal ...
Report: Scott Gould to Leave The VA in May
Scott Gould
Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Scott Gould will step down from his position and leave the agency May 17, Federal News Radio reports.
Jason Miller writes Gould was confirmed ...
Senate Will Not Vote on Cybersecurity Bill; Senators Jay Rockefeller and Dianne Feinstein Comment
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Senate Commerce Committee chairperson, said the Senate would not approve the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act but would instead draft an alternative ...
Sylvia Burwell Confirmed to Head OMB
Sylvia Burwell (pictured right)
The Senate unanimously voted Wednesday to confirm Sylvia Burwell as director of the Office of Management and Budget, nearly a month after President Barack ...
Eric Fanning Confirmed as AF Under Secretary
Eric Fanning
Eric Fanning will be sworn in as under secretary of the U.S. Air Force later this month after the Senate voted to confirm his nomination Thursday.
President Barack Obama ...
